Lessig Drops Bid for Democratic Nomination

Harvard Law School professor Larry Lessig, a strong net neutrality advocate and observer of Internet policy, on Monday ended his ambitions to compete against other Democratic contenders for the 2016 presidential nomination. He blamed Democrats for changing the rules and instituting provisions that wouldn't allow him any chance to compete in the second Democratic primary debate against such candidates as Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. “I must today end my campaign for the Democratic nomination and turn to the question of how best to continue to press for this reform now,” Lessig said in a video, referring to his focus on campaign finance overhaul. Lessig announced his interest in the nomination in August (see 1508110050). He didn't rule out the possibility of running as an independent.